Car weighing locations on the N&W and their abbreviations

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Dr. Brent

The attached is a list of track scales published in the 1907 List of 
Stations and Agents.  This list also contains private scales certified 
to weigh cars at N&W Stations.

Jim Blackstock

On 10/29/2020 6:26 PM, James Blackstock wrote:
> Ken
>
> It was still there in the early 60's when I was a working on South 
> Yard.  No idea of the N&W abbreviation for that location.
>
> In addition there was a certified scale at the yard office at the east 
> end of Roanoke Shops.   When  I worked at that location it was the 
> clerks job to weigh  any outbound loaded cars.  Only a few cars of 
> scrap during my time.  The Yard Master was K. O. Barnett in the early 
> 60's.  A fine old southern gentleman.   KO would always weigh cars for 
> me.  It was a very old type scale not like the one at shaffers where 
> cars were weighed in motion.  That one would automatically stamp the 
> gross weight on the card and you would have to write the tare weight 
> as it sailed past the window.
>
> Jim Blackstock
>
>
> On 10/29/2020 2:07 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
>> Also pre merger NW the one in Roanoke for the Virginian was under the 
>> Wasena Bridge on the Virginian side of the River ! Believe thre is a 
>> picture in one of Aubrey Wilkes Calendars !!But, this predates the 
>> N&W so you probably wouldn’t be interested !!!!!! just my two cents 
>> !! Kid on a hill run    Ken T
>>
>> Take care,
>> Ken Tanner
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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>>> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:07:03 +0000
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>>> I am looking to compile a list of car weighing/reweighing locations 
>>> on the N&W and what those associated stencil abbreviations would 
>>> be.   (As example for the Missouri Pacific lines Kingsville was KV, 
>>> Alexandria was ALEX.)
>>>
>>>
>>> There is a possibility that this could result in the production of a 
>>> decal sheet with these stencil abbreviations and a set of light 
>>> weights.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for the group's input here.
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>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Brent
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>>> Brett,
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>>> Here is what I have:
>>>
>>> BL N&W Bluefield WV
>>> BR N&W Bristol VA
>>> CL N&W Clare Yard OH Cincinnati
>>> CO N&W Joyce Yard OH Columbus
>>> CR N&W Crewe VA
>>> DE N&W Denniston VA
>>> DU N&W Durham NC
>>> HA N&W Hagerstown MD
>>> IA N&W Iaeger WV
>>> KE N&W Kenova WV
>>> LP N&W Lambert Point Yard VA Norfolk
>>> LY N&W Lynchburg VA
>>> NK N&W Norfolk VA
>>> NO N&W Norton VA
>>> PO N&W Portsmouth OH
>>> PR N&W Princeton WV after 1959;previously VGN
>>> RA N&W Radford VA
>>> RI N&W Richlands VA
>>> RO N&W Roanoke VA
>>> SC N&W Shafers Crossing VA Roanoke
>>> SH N&W Shenandoah VA
>>> WC N&W Wilcoe Yard VA Farm
>>> WI N&W Williamson WV
>>>
>>> Jim Brewer
>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 9:37 AM NW Mailing List 
>>>> <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am looking to compile a list of car weighing/reweighing locations 
>>>> on the
>>>> N&W and what those associated stencil abbreviations would be.   (As 
>>>> example
>>>> for the Missouri Pacific lines Kingsville was KV, Alexandria was 
>>>> ALEX.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There is a possibility that this could result in the production of 
>>>> a decal
>>>> sheet with these stencil abbreviations and a set of light weights.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for the group's input here.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Brent
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> *Dr. J. Brent Greer*
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